President Obama said that the jihadist group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria "poses a medium- and long-term threat" to the American people, but that other organizations present more imminent danger.

"I think it's fair to say their extreme ideology poses a medium- and long-term threat," Obama said in an interview with CBS News, a portion of which will air Sunday on "Face The Nation." "There are a lot of groups out there that probably have more advanced immediate plans directed against the United States that we have to be on constant guard for."